The Quack (1982): Cast & Plot
The Quack is a 1982 romantic drama directed by Jerzy Hoffman, starring Anna Dymna as Maria Jolanta Wilczur / Beata Wilczur, Jerzy Binczycki and Andrzej Kopiczyński. It runs 2 hours 8 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 8m (128 min)
- Director
- Jerzy Hoffman
- Original language
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Polish - Studio
- Studio Filmowe Zodiak
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Quack About?
The premise of The Quack without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
After a famous surgeon is assaulted by drunken bullies and suffers amnesia, he wanders into a poor village where he stays with a struggling family. Assuming the nickname “the Quack,” he gradually recovers his medical skills, begins treating the locals, and ultimately saves several of their lives.
The Quack Themes & Keywords
· 15 tags- amnesia
- healer
- aristocrat
- reunited family
- motorcycle accident
- downward spiral
- village
- wife
- 1930s
- surgeon
- daughter
- remake
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- melodrama
- medicine
- based on novel
The Quack Cast & Characters
Anna Dymna leads the cast as Maria Jolanta Wilczur / Beata Wilczur, with Jerzy Binczycki as Professor Rafał Wilczur / Antoni Kosiba and Andrzej Kopiczyński as Doctor Pawlicki. Directed by Jerzy Hoffman; 53 actors are credited in all.
- Director Jerzy Hoffman
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Anna Dymna as Maria Jolanta Wilczur / Beata Wilczur - Jerzy Binczycki as Professor Rafał Wilczur / Antoni Kosiba
- Andrzej Kopiczyński as Doctor Pawlicki
- Piotr Fronczewski as Dobraniecki
Also Starring in The Quack
· 49 more- Tomasz Stockinger Count Leszek Czyński
- Igor Śmiałowski Czyński
- Jerzy Trela Obiedziński
- Artur Barciś Wasylko
- Bożena Dykiel Sonia
- Piotr Grabowski Zenek
- Gustaw Lutkiewicz
- Andrzej Krasicki
- Arkadiusz Bazak prokurator
- Bogusław Sochnacki
- Juliusz Lubicz-Lisowski
- Jerzy Braszka
- Bernard Ładysz Miller Prokop
- Maria Klejdysz
- Jerzy Block
- Tadeusz Teodorczyk
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- Andrzej Szalawski
- Maria Homerska Czyńska
- Józef Zbiróg
- Wojciech Zagórski
- Eugeniusz Korczarowski
- Jerzy Kozłowski
- Barbara Wałkówna
- Irena Burawska
- Tadeusz Kożusznik
- Janusz Dąbrowski
- Wojciech Pilarski
- Kazimierz Iwiński
- Henryk Dudziński
- Genowefa Korska
- Marian Harasimowicz
- Irina Ozhekhovskaya-Peskova Olga
- Czesław Bogdański
- Włodzimierz Adamski
- Janina Borońska
- Barbara Dzido-Lelińska
- Dobrosław Mater
- Stefan Paska
- Barbara Korczarowska
- Jerzy Czupryniak
- Andrzej Głoskowski
- Jerzy Tyczyński
- Danuta Cwynarówna
- Eugeniusz Karczewski
- Sabina Mielczarek
- Barbara Rogacka
- Remigiusz Rogacki
- Przemysław Skarżyński
- Iwona Urbańska
More from Jerzy Hoffman
More films directed by Jerzy Hoffman: Battle of Warsaw 1920, The Old Fairy Tale: When the Sun Was God, With Fire and Sword and The Deluge.
The Quack Plot Summary
What happens in The Quack from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 11 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Professor Rafał Wilczur Jerzy Bińczycki was a celebrated surgeon in early 20th-century Poland, living with a demanding career and a family life that was strained when his wife left him with their young daughter. When a man named Samuel asks for financial help, the two men end up in a bar, where slips of memory and bad luck collide: Wilczur is robbed, beaten, and loses his memory to a severe case of amnesia. He wanders far from home and begins life anew in a quiet village, working as a farm laborer under the name Kosiba, gradually blending into the rhythms of rural life while his true identity remains a mystery to him.
Full summary
The whole story of The Quack, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know The Quack?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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- Question 10: not answered
What was Professor Rafał Wilczur's profession before he lost his memory?
The Quack Also Known As
6 alternative titles, including “Der Kurpfuscher” and “Знахарь”.
- Also known as
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- Der Kurpfuscher
- Знахарь
- Mastičkár
- Mastičkář
- Знахар
- Žiniuonis
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The Quack FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of The Quack, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Quack?
The Quack runs 2 hours 8 minutes (128 minutes).
When was The Quack released?
The Quack was released on April 12, 1982.
Who directed The Quack?
The Quack was directed by Jerzy Hoffman.
More films by Jerzy Hoffman Who is in the cast of The Quack?
The Quack stars Anna Dymna as Maria Jolanta Wilczur / Beata Wilczur, Jerzy Binczycki as Professor Rafał Wilczur / Antoni Kosiba and Andrzej Kopiczyński as Doctor Pawlicki, among 53 credited actors.
Does The Quack have a post-credit scene?
No. The Quack has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is The Quack in?
The original language of The Quack is Polish.
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